New Delhi: Wilfred ‘Billy’ Heaven, the president of the Jamaica Cricket Association (JCA), on Monday (local time) described as a ‘proud moment for me’ cricket kits gifted by President Ram Nath Kovind, who is on a four-day visit to the Caribbean nation.
“This is a proud moment, for me personally and for the cricket fraternity in Jamaica. As Jamaica Cricket Association, we are indeed happy that this gift is coming from India, it’s mega cricket in the world. We will be getting 100 kits and that’s a lot. It has been planned that half of them will be given to the high schools,” Heaven told the media.
“Students over here are interested in playing but it’s quite expensive. After this, you may see a lot of young cricketers coming from Jamaica. They will be playing in IPL, as currently 17 Caribbean players are playing IPL, out of which four are from Jamaica. This will strengthen the bond between India and Jamaica,” he added.
IPL has featured some big names of Jamaica like Chris Gayle and Andre Russell. In the current edition of the tournament, Russell is a part of Kolkata Knight Riders while Gayle opted out of the tournament.
(Smit Soni)